Improvement in hay-carriers



L. Y. MYERS.

Hay-Carrier.

No. 221,342. Patented Nov. 4, I879.

'r Ornrcn 'Lnwrs Y. MYnns, or OANTON,OH10.

IMPROVEMENT lN HAY-CARRIERS.

Specification forming partof Letters Patent No. 221,342, dated November4, 1879; application filed May 24, 1879.

consists in the construction of the carriage to allow the same to bereversed without taking it from the rail or track, and in the construetion and combination of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully setforth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, refer ring to the annexed drawings, inwhich-' Figure l is a side view of my carrier. Fig. 2 is a bottom viewof the frame. and Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal section of the frame.

A represents the track or rail suspended by means of hooks a a, orotherwise, from the rafters of the barn or other place where the carrieris to be used.

The rail A is, on its upper surface, formed with a central longitudinalflange, I), on each side of which the wheels or rollers d of thecarriage move.

The carriage consists of a frame, 13, extending on both sides of therail, and underneath the rail the carriage has a center cross-bar, h,

and two end cross-bars, h h.

The rollers d d are mounted at the top of the frame at each end, and runon top of the rail at the sidespf the central flange or rib, 12, leavinga clear or open space in the center.

To the central cross-bar, h, is pivoted a frame, 0, the ends of whichare rabbeted, to lit in corresponding rabbets or grooves in the endbars, h. The frame 0 is held in proper place by one or more hooks, c.The frame 0 is, on its under side, formed with a bracket, D, in which ismounted a roller, f, and over this roller the hoisting-rope It ispassed, the end of said rope being attached to an eye, m, in the end ofthe frame.

In the bracket D is pivoted a latch, F, the inner end of which carries aroller, n. The opposite end of the latch is weighted, as shown at .1),to raise the roller 01. when it arrives directly below a recess, :0,made in the under side of the rail A, thus forming a stop for thecarriage.

When the load is hoisted the pulley-block G on the hoisting-rope, and 0which the load is connected, raises the end of the latch, so that theroller n will get out of the notch or recess :0 and the carriage movealong on the rail, the roller n then bearing against the under side ofthe rail. A stop, 3 on the hoisting-rope, coming in between, and beingcaught by the pulley f and roller a, prevents the load from descendinguntil the carriage arrives at the place where the unloading is to bedone, when the latch falls, the roller entering another recess in therail.

The frame C, being pivoted in the center, can be turned around, so as toreverse the parts and allow of the carriage being run either to theright orleft without taking the carriage off the rail.

In the center of the rail is a spring-pin, I, which forms a stop in therail. This pin may be raised by means of a cord or wire,lto allow thecarriage to pass when reversing the machine.

Above the eye m, in the frame 0, is pivoted a trigger, J, which holdsthe weighted end of the latch to keep the same from dropping into thenotches hen the carriage reaches the stop I this trigger is tripped andthe latch drops, as above described.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The frame 13, provided with rollers d and cross-bars h h, and thecentrally-pivoted frame 0, carrying the latching mechanism, allconstructed and combined substantially as and for the purposes hereinset forth.

2. The latch F, weighted at one end, and carrying a roller, n, in theother end, in com hination with the carriage B, having reversi- Intestimony that I claim the foregoing as hle frame G, to which the latchis pimted, my own I nfhx my signature in presence of and the track A,with notches 00, substantially two witnesses.

as and for the purposes set forth.

3. The combination of the spring-stop Lnr- LEWIS Y. MYERS. ranged in thetrack A, the trigger J, pivoted in the movable carriage, and the latchF,sub- Witnesses: stantially as and for the purposes herein set J. W.SMITH,

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